Setting · Intermediate

Four Great Sets

This drill develops the ability of an athlete ability to set both good and bad passes and to make judgments on whether to bump or hand set the ball.

How to run it

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Coach (blue) throws balls to positions 1, 2 3 and 4 to simulate a pass. The athletes (in green) then moves from passing position to attempt to set up the pass either with a hand or bump set. 1 = bad pass (to close to the net and too far across) 2 = perfect pass 3 = bad pass (to far off the net) 4 = bad pass (off the side of the court)
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Coach emphasis: = bad pass (to close to the net and too far

This drill develops the ability of an athlete ability to set both good and bad passes and to make judgments on whether to bump or hand set the ball.

Keep building

Build attacker–setter rhythm and teach the hitter to call for and trust the set.

Convert defense into offense — the dig-to-set is the most missed transition in junior beach.

Apply the moving-feet read from the passing version to live hand-setting reps.

Train the toughest play in beach: chase set off the net + attack on a high ball coming from behind the head.

Train setting through continuous dig-set-attack with a clear rep structure and game-like feedback.

Train setting through continuous high dig-set-attack with a clear rep structure and game-like feedback.

Many of our drills are adapted from the coaching resources at Better at Beach and the FIVB.

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